2023 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place, or will take place, in 2023.
Events
- January 6 – Marty Stuart invites Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer to become the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry, the first time comedians have been invited in almost 50 years following Jerry Clower in 1973. Cho is the first Asian person to become a member of the Opry.[1]
- January 23 – Gabby Barrett's "Pick Me Up", Lainey Wilson's "Heart Like a Truck" and Carly Pearce's "What He Didn't Do", all reach #4, #8 and #10 respectively at US Country Radio (as measured by Mediabase). This marks the first time since 2020 that three solo women have charted in the top ten simultaneously.[2]
- February 11 – Kane Brown and his wife Katelyn Brown top the Country Airplay chart with "Thank God", making it the second duet by a married couple to top that chart following Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "It's Your Love" in 1997.[3]
- March 20 - Several artists hold Love Rising, a charity concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, to raise awareness and funds for the LGBTQIA+ community of Tennessee.[4]
Top hits of the year
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, or Canada Country charts in 2023:
Singles released by American and Australian artists
| Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 56 | – | "'98 Braves" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 6 | – | – | "Ain't That Some" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 15 | – | – | "Born with a Beer in My Hand" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 31 | 13 | 17 | "Brown Eyes Baby" | Keith Urban | [5] |
| 19 | – | – | "Cowgirls" | Morgan Wallen featuring Ernest |
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| 24 | 12 | 8 | "Dancin' in the Country" | Tyler Hubbard | |
| 11 | – | – | "Dawns" | Zach Bryan featuring Maggie Rogers |
[6] |
| 13 | – | – | "Devil Don't Know" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 16 | 2 | 27 | "Down Home" | Jimmie Allen | |
| 7 | – | – | "Everything I Love" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | "Going, Going, Gone" | Luke Combs | |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | "Gold" | Dierks Bentley | |
| – | 20 | 42 | "Good Day for Living" | Joe Nichols | |
| 20 | – | – | "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old" | Luke Combs | |
| 14 | 6 | 7 | "Handle on You" | Parker McCollum | [7] |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | "Heart Like a Truck" | Lainey Wilson | [8] |
| 20 | – | – | "Hope That's True" | Morgan Wallen | |
| – | 19 | – | "How It Oughta Be" | Shane Profitt | |
| 21 | 13 | 19 | "Human" | Cody Johnson | |
| 9 | 60 | – | "I Wrote the Book" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 28 | 16 | 39 | "It Matters to Her" | Scotty McCreery | |
| 1 | 22 | 43 | "Last Night" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 3 | – | – | "Love You Anyway" | Luke Combs | |
| 8 | 55 | – | "Man Made a Bar" | Morgan Wallen featuring Eric Church | |
| 37 | 32 | – | "Need a Favor" | Jelly Roll | [9] |
| 18 | 35 | 45 | "Next Thing You Know" | Jordan Davis | [10] |
| 25 | 18 | 3 | "No Body" | Blake Shelton | |
| 2 | 18 | – | "One Thing at a Time" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 14 | 6 | 14 | "Pick Me Up" | Gabby Barrett | |
| 16 | – | – | "Red" | Hardy featuring Morgan Wallen |
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| 2 | 1 | 2 | "Rock and a Hard Place" | Bailey Zimmerman | |
| 1 | 25 | 28 | "Something in the Orange" | Zach Bryan | [6] |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | "Son of a Sinner" | Jelly Roll | [9] |
| – | 20 | 44 | "Standing Room Only" | Tim McGraw | [11] |
| 11 | – | – | "Sunrise" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 18 | – | – | "Tennessee Numbers" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 12 | 17 | – | "Tennessee Orange" | Megan Moroney | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | "Thank God" | Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown |
[12] |
| 19 | 5 | 9 | "That's What Tequila Does" | Jason Aldean | [13] |
| 4 | – | – | "Thinkin' Bout Me" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | "Thought You Should Know" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | "Wait in the Truck" | Hardy featuring Lainey Wilson |
[14] |
| 27 | 15 | 33 | "Water Under the Bridge" | Sam Hunt | |
| 13 | 2 | 5 | "What He Didn't Do" | Carly Pearce | [15] |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | "What My World Spins Around" | Jordan Davis | [10] |
| 16 | – | – | "Whiskey Friends" | Morgan Wallen | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | "Whiskey on You" | Nate Smith | |
| 15 | 9 | – | "Wild as Her" | Corey Kent | |
| 41 | 11 | – | "You" | Dan + Shay | [16] |
| 18 | 10 | 26 | "You Didn't" | Brett Young |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| Songs | Airplay | Canada | Single | Artist | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 9 | "Do This Life" | High Valley (with Alison Krauss) |
[17] |
| – | – | 10 | "Girl to Girl" | Tenille Arts | [18] |
| – | – | 5 | "The Last Time" | Tenille Townes | [19] |
| – | – | 14 | "Meet Your Mama" | James Barker Band | [20] |
| – | – | 10 | "Never Met a Beer" | Tyler Joe Miller and Matt Lang | [21] |
| – | – | 4 | "On a Different Night" | Josh Ross | [22] |
| – | – | 20 | "Second Guessing" | Griffen Palmer | [23] |
| – | – | 13 | "Slide" | Madeline Merlo | [24] |
| – | – | 10 | "Slip" | Shawn Austin | [25] |
| – | – | 11 | "Watch It" | Brett Kissel | [26] |
| – | – | 15 | "You Ain't" | Aaron Goodvin (featuring Meghan Patrick) |
[27] |
| – | – | 4 | "You Got the Wrong Guy" | Dean Brody | [28] |
Top new album releases
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mockingbird & the Crow | Hardy | Big Loud | January 20 | [29] |
| 8 | Tyler Hubbard | Tyler Hubbard | EMI Nashville | January 27 | [30] |
| 2 | Queen of Me | Shania Twain | Republic | February 3 | [31] |
| 3 | Bluebird Days | Jordan Davis | MCA Nashville | February 17 | [32] |
| 1 | One Thing at a Time | Morgan Wallen | Big Loud/Republic/Mercury | March 3 | [33] |
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Release Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Strays | Margo Price | Loma Vista | January 13 | [34][35] |
| 11 | Come Get Your Wife | Elle King | RCA | January 27 | |
| 36 | I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go to Hell | Chase Rice | Broken Bow | February 10 | [36] |
| 11 | Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (EP) | Kelsea Ballerini | Black River | February 10 | |
| 14 | Gravel & Gold | Dierks Bentley | Capitol Nashville | February 24 | [37] |
| – | Stoned Cold Country | Various artists | This Is Hit | March 17 | [38] |
| – | Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Columbia Nashville | March 24 | [39] |
| – | Written in Stone: Live from Music City | Carly Pearce | Big Machine | [40] |
Announced
| Album | Artist | Record label | Release date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High & Low | Caitlyn Smith | Monument | April 14 | |
| Fire It Up | Gord Bamford | Anthem | April 28 | [41] |
| The Compass Project - East Album | Brett Kissel | Big Star | [42] | |
| Nate Smith | Nate Smith | Arista Nashville | [43] | |
| Lucky | Megan Moroney | Columbia | May 5 | |
| Stray Dog | Justin Moore | Valory | [44] | |
| Never Enough | Parker McCollum | MCA Nashville | May 12 | [45] |
| Religiously | Bailey Zimmerman | Warner Nashville | [46] | |
| Brandy Clark | Brandy Clark | Warner Records | May 19 | |
| Altitude | Marty Stuart | Snakefarm | [47] | |
| Whitsitt Chapel | Jelly Roll | BBR Music Group | June 2 | [48] |
| Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Thirty Tigers | June 9 | [49] |
| Sticks and Stones | Lukas Nelson | July 14 |
Deaths
- January 4 – Stan Hitchcock, 86, singer-songwriter and co-founder of CMT.[50]
- January 5 – Mark Capps, 54, sound engineer, record producer and son of musician Jimmy Capps (shot by SWAT team).[51]
- January 8 – Slim Newton, 90, Australian country music singer-songwriter (The Redback on the Toilet Seat).[52]
- January 9 – Dick Flood, 90, singer-songwriter and naturalist.[53]
- January 12 – Lisa Marie Presley, 54, singer-songwriter and only child of Elvis Presley.[54]
- January 26 – Peter McCann, 74, singer-songwriter ("Nobody Falls Like a Fool", "She's Single Again") [55]
- January 30 – Pat Bunch, 83, songwriter ("I'll Still Be Loving You", "Safe in the Arms of Love", "Wild One") [56]
- February 8 – Burt Bacharach, 94, pianist-composer ("The Story of My Life" and "Any Day Now" on the country charts).[57]
- February 17 – Kyle Jacobs, 49, songwriter ("More Than a Memory") and husband of Kellie Pickler.[58][59]
- March 4 – Michael Rhodes, 69, session bass guitarist[60]
Major awards
(presented on May 11, 2023)
- Artist of the Year –
- Duo/Group of the Year –
- Album of the Year –
- Song of the Year –
- Emerging Act of the Year –
- Instrumentalist of the Year –
- President's Award –
- Lifetime Achievement Award -
- Free Speech/Inspiration Award –
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance –
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer –
- Legacy of Americana Award –
- Favorite Country Album –
- Favorite Country Song –
- Favorite Male Country Artist –
- Favorite Female Country Artist –
- Favorite Country Duo/Group –
- Top Country Artist –
- Top Male Country Artist –
- Top Female Country Artist –
- Top Country Duo/Group –
- Top Country Album –
- Top Country Song –
- Top Country Tour –
- Entertainer of the Year -
- Fan Choice -
- Album of the Year -
- Alternative Country Album of the Year -
- Male Artist of the Year -
- Female Artist of the Year -
- Group or Duo of the Year -
- Interactive Artist/Group of the Year -
- Rising Star -
- Single of the Year -
- Songwriter of the Year -
- Video of the Year -
- Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year -
- Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year -
- Producer of the Year -
- Guitar Player of the Year -
- Bass Player of the Year -
- Drummer of the Year -
- Fiddle Player of the Year -
- Steel Guitar Player of the Year -
- Keyboard Player of the Year -
- Specialty Instrument Player of the Year -
- Top Selling International Album -
(presented on April 2, 2023)
CMT Artists of the Year
- Entertainer of the Year –
- Male Vocalist of the Year –
- Female Vocalist of the Year –
- Vocal Group of the Year –
- New Artist of the Year –
- Vocal Duo of the Year –
- Musician of the Year –
- Single of the Year –
- Song of the Year –
- Album of the Year –
- Musical Event of the Year –
- Video of the Year –
- Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award –
- Best Country Solo Performance –
- Best Country Duo/Group Performance –
- Best Country Song –
- Best Country Album –
- Best Bluegrass Album –
- Best Americana Album –
- Best American Roots Performance –
- Best Americana Performance –
- Best American Roots Song –
- Best Roots Gospel Album –
- Entertainer of the Year –
- Male Vocalist of the Year –
- Female Vocalist of the Year –
- Vocal Group of the Year –
- Instrumental Group of the Year –
- New Artist of the Year –
- Album of the Year –
- Song of the Year –
- Gospel Recording of the Year –
- Instrumental Recording of the Year –
- Collaborative Recording of the Year –
- Guitar Player of the Year –
- Banjo Player of the Year –
- Fiddle Player of the Year –
- Mandolin Player of the Year –
- Bass Player of the Year –
- Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year –
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